New Poll: Sununu Leads Van Ostern in New Hampshire Governor’s Race

The first general election poll of the New Hampshire governor’s race was released today, which shows GOP gubernatorial nominee Chris Sununu opening up a strong lead over partisan political operative Colin Van Ostern. The Monmouth University poll has Sununu leading Van Ostern 49 percent – 43 percent. The poll also highlights that an astounding 66 percent of New Hampshire voters don’t know who Van Ostern is, creating a very difficult challenge for the Democrat with less than 50 days until Election Day.

Via Monmouth:

“The GOP’s prospects are slightly better in the race to succeed Hassan in the State House.  Currently, Chris Sununu, the son of a former governor, holds a 49% to 43% lead over his fellow Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern.  The Republican, with the well-known last name, is somewhat more familiar to voters than his Democratic opponent.  Currently, 36% of voters have a favorable opinion of Sununu, 22% hold an unfavorable view, and 41% have no opinion of him.  Fewer voters hold either a favorable (28%) or unfavorable (6%) view of Van Ostern, while 66% have no set opinion of him.”